.su
| Introduced | 1990 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Russian Institute for Public Networks |
| Sponsor | Russian Institute for Public Networks |
| Intended use | Entities from the post-Soviet states |
| Actual use | Entities from the post-Soviet states |
| Registration restrictions | None |
| Structure | Registrations are permitted directly at the second level |
| Dispute policies | None |
| Website | RUcenter |
| DNSSEC | yes |
.su was assigned as the country code top-level domain for the Soviet Union on 19 September 1990. It remains in use today, even though the Soviet Union itself no longer exists, and is administered by the Russian Institute for Public Networks (RIPN, or RosNIIROS in Russian transcription).
In 2001, the managers of the domain stated that they will commence accepting new .su registrations,[citation needed] but it is unclear whether this action is compatible with ICANN policies. ICANN has expressed intentions to terminate the .su domain[when?] and IANA states that the domain is being phased out,[1] but lobbyists stated in September 2007 that they had started negotiations with ICANN on retaining the domain.[2] In the first quarter of 2008, .su registrations increased by 45%.[3]
80,829 domain names were registered by 9 August 2009.[4]
Some organizations that have their roots in the USSR are still using this TLD.[5]
In early 2012, the Swiss Security Blog abuse.ch noted that many cybercriminals started to switch from the TLD .ru to .su due to increased enforcment on .ru.[6]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ .su Domain Delegation Data IANA
- ^ Kilner, James (19 September 2007). "USSR still alive on Internet and won't go quietly". Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071213152504/http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSL1986480720070919. Retrieved 5 December 2007.
- ^ Back in the USSR: Soviet Internet domain name resists death, Mansur Mirovalev, writing for Associated Press, 18 April 2008
- ^ .SU TLD – Domains Registration and Delegation Statistics RUcenter, 9 August 2009. Accessed 2009-08-10. Archived 13 August 2009.
- ^ For example, http://www.sai.msu.su is the website of Sternberg Astronomical Institute.
- ^ Cybercriminals Moving Over To TLD .su
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